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天祿

简天禄 · 繁天祿

Mandarin · pinyin tiān lù

auspicious sculpted animal, usu. a unicorn or deer with a long tail
possession of the empire

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
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禄: lù · blessing, happiness, prosperity

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1–4 · tian1 lu4

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noun

(literary) blessings from heaven
(literary, dated) government salary
tianlu, a legendary beast in Chinese mythology
(historical) royal book repository

name

(～鎮) Tianlu (a town, formerly Yujia township in Guixi, Yingtan, Jiangxi, China)
era name of Emperor Shizong of Liao (947–951)
one of the era names of Emperor En'yū (970–973)

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